“Oshida’s life and legacy is an experience of the spiritual senses knowing the mystical voice. Biblical in sources and Buddhist in form, reading this book took me as a reader to the great pause of silence.”
— Sister Meg Funk, OSB
Lucien Miller received his PhD in comparative literature from Berkely and taught Comparative Literature and Chinese at the University of Massachusetts. He is a deacon, spiritual director, and author.
Lucien and I talk about his book, Jesus in the Hands of Buddha: The Life and Legacy of Shigeto Vincent Oshida, OP. Fr. Oshida taught with a clarity born of mystical devotion, bent towards right action, flowing from community. Lucien regales me with stories about Fr. Oshida; his memorable first visit traveling to Takamori Hermitage that landed him in jail, Fr. Oshida’s elemental fire-mass, the foundational difference between word-idea and word-event, and much more.
Episode Show Notes
Works by Lucien Miller
- Jesus in the Hands of Buddha: The Life and Legacy of Shigeto Vincent Oshida, OP
- THE HIDDEN SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN – Encounters with Wisdom’s Poor & Holy
Resources & People Mentioned
- Fr. Oshida
- Fr. William Johnston
- Spencer Monastery
- Takamori Hermitage
Drink Recommended
- Non-alcoholic Guiness
photo of Lucien pulled from fonsvitae.com
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